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2021 has been another busy year for the Legislature’s enactment of new laws affecting California employers: Wage Theft May Create Criminal Liability For Employers; Right To Recall From Layoff For Covid-19 Employees; Settlement And Nondisparagement Agreements

In 2018, California passed Senate Bill 820, the STAND Act (Stand Together Against Non-Disclosure Act), in response to the #MeToo movement. SB 820 prohibited the use of confidentiality...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 331 into law which expands the provisions in the 2018 STAND Act to broadly prohibit confidentiality provisions in settlement and separation agreements involving workplace harassment or discrimination on any protected basis.

Commentary California is worth saving. The question is: Where do we start? This is Part 3 of my ...

Senate Bills 9 and 10, seek to increase infill density by encouraging more residences on properties that presently are used as single-family lots. If such bills are attached to HOAs, it could literally destroy the foundation of such communities.

An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cypress, California, amending Section 3.17.240 of Appendix I of the Cypress Municipal Code

In 2021, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several laws impacting California employers. The new laws — some of which recently became effective and others were signed into law just...

As in previous years, the California Legislature passed a large volume of laws related to housing in the 2021 legislative session. (See Holland & Knight's previous annual recaps of...

Key Takeaways From Governor’s SB 556 and AB 537 Actions - In a win for local governments in California, on Oct. 4, Gov. Newsom vetoed SB 556—a small cell bill that, if...

As expected, Governor Gavin Newsom signed California Senate Bill 331, which will have a sweeping effect on settlement and separation agreements.